Bridgeton Police Jail

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The Bridgeton Police Jail is located at 11955 Natural Bridge Road in Bridgeton, MO and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bridgeton Police Department.

This guide tells you info about everything a person needs to know about the Bridgeton Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Bridgeton Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask it, and any feedback or comments that could help others is much appreciated.

Bridgeton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bridgeton Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of people currently in custody, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get info on anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information faster if you have the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Bridgeton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Bridgeton Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you have to answer some simple questions, like what is your legal name, address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to make a phone call to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged takes between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. It also can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if a magistrate has to determine the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, you should plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Bridgeton Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Bridgeton Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be put into the visitation log as an Authorized visit. All visitors is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Bridgeton Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the official Bridgeton Police Jail at 314-739-7557 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Bridgeton Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Bridgeton Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they will have to be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Bridgeton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bridgeton Police Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Bridgeton Police Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Bridgeton Police Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you think you have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail might change, so you should check the Bridgeton Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bridgeton Police Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Bridgeton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 314-739-7557 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Bridgeton Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to hygiene products including soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

The only phone calls that Bridgeton Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are generally more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 314-739-7557

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make are shared with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Bridgeton Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For state prisons and local jails finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Bridgeton Police Jail, click the link below.

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